2.5 year restoration project

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Mario Jedwabnik
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2.5 year restoration project

#1 Post by Mario Jedwabnik »

1963 356 B will be ready by next week for test miles. 2.5 years in the making

Barn find in Wisconsin: hope that you guys in the 356 Registry like the car.

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John Weyand
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Re: 2.5 year restoration project

#2 Post by John Weyand »

Wow, looks great! The time frame seems short. 2 1/2 years may be near record time for restoration. Maybe you can share more details about the process.
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Jim Clement
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Re: 2.5 year restoration project

#3 Post by Jim Clement »

i wonder what the average amateur (me) restoration time is ?
I started out thinking that one year was very reasonable..
I am now a candidate for a full 3 1/4 years to completion..
I never understood what a giant puzzle it is to put one of these back together again...
 

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Martin Benade
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#4 Post by Martin Benade »

It took me ten times as long, but I am a professional. 8)
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#5 Post by Adam Wright »

It took me five years to build Da Spoodster, but I had two little kids which has a wonderful tendency of making you forget about anything farther than 3 feet from you. But I think 5 years is about the average if you take a total basket case, and steadily work on it.
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